References > Useful Links
Useful
Links
Action for Blind People - Action for Blind People is an expert
American Council of the Blind -
American Foundation for the Blind - Information on blindness, low vision
and related issues
Action on Disability and Development – Works with disabled people for
positive change
Asian-Pacific Development Center on Disability - Promote the empowerment of
people with disabilities and a barrier-free society in developing countries in the
Asia and Pacific Region
A-Z to Deafblindness – A-Z information on deafblindness.
Assistive Technology – Directory on assistive technology and devices.
British Computer Association of the Blind (BCAB) - BCAB is an organization
of visually impaired people who use Information and Communications Technology
(ICT).
CBM International - CBM acts upon the needs and rights of people with
disabilities
Dancing Dots – Dancing Dots serves blind musicians and their educators through technology and training.
Dark and Light Foundation - Dark and Light Blind Care is a Christian
foundation for helping visually impaired people in Africa and Asia, especially
children, through projects for prevention, treatment, education and vocational
training.
Deafblind International - Deafblind International (DbI) is the world association
promoting services for deafblind people.
Disability Access Charter – helping to raise standards in Access for
everyone
Disability Alliance -
Disability Alliance of Voluntary Organisations (DAVO) - is an information sharing platform of voluntary organizations involved in
providing services to persons with disabilities.
Disability World - is a unique international online magazine (e-zine), dedicated to advancing and exchange of information
and expertise about the international independent living movement of people
with disabilities.
Disability World Directory - was established in 1999 to find relevant
information and a comprehensive directory of information and websites for the
disabled both within the
Guide Dogs - Our mission is to provide guide dogs, mobility and other
rehabilitation services that meet the needs of blind and partially-sighted
people.
Helenkeller International - Founded in 1915,
Helen Keller International (HKI) is among the oldest international non-profit
organizations devoted to fighting and treating preventable blindness and
malnutrition.
ICEVI – International Council for Education of People with Visual
Impairment (ICEVI) is a global association of individuals and organizations
that promotes equal access to appropriate education for all children and youth
with visual impairment so that they may achieve their full potential.
International Agency for Prevention of Blindness - IAPB was established as
a coordinating, umbrella organization to lead an international effort in
mobilizing resources for blindness prevention activities.
International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) – IBSA’s goal is the full integration of the blind and visually impaired through sport
at all levels.
International Disability and Development Consortium - IDDC is a
self-managing group currently consisting of 16 international non-government
organizations supporting disability and development work in over 100 countries
globally.
ISLRR – International Society for Low-vision Research and
Rehabilitation consists of people from a variety of disciplines who work in the
field of research and development for rehabilitation of people with vision
impairment.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) - It aims to provide the
latest news on issues affecting persons with disabilities in
Lions Club International - Lions are an international network of 1.3
million men and women in 202 countries and geographic areas who work together
to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world.
Lighthouse International - enabling people of all ages who are blind or
partially sighted to lead independent and productive lives
Lowvision Online - Low Vision Online is designed
for people who know or work with someone with low vision and aims to give an
understanding of low vision.
National Federation of the Blind - is the largest and most influential
membership organization of blind people in the
NGO Committee on Unicef - The NGO Committee on UNICEF is a worldwide network of 125 international NGOs
working on behalf of children in over 110 countries and is currently based in
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development - The OECD was established in 1961 and brings together the
governments of countries committed to democracy and the market
economy from around the world.
Organizations for Visually
Impaired – Agencies, centres, organizations
and societies for the visually
impaired.
ORBIS International - ORBIS is a non-profit organization fighting blindness
in developing countries, where 90 percent of the blind reside.
Perkins School for the Blind - is an innovative leader in serving people
with visual impairments.
Royal National Institute for the Blind -
RNIB Scientific Research Unit's Website, Tiresias,
provides Guidelines on accessibility issues for all types of disabilities, for
designers of information and communication technology (ICT) systems, it
also offers in-depth information on assistive devices and agencies for
blind and partially sighted people, current and future research, as well as
information about tactile reading.
Sight Savers International - works to combat blindness in developing
countries, restoring sight through specialist treatment and eye care, it also
supports people who are irreversibly blind by providing education, counseling
and training, and its main focus is those living in poverty in some of the
world's poorest countries.
Soundscapes from the Voice - seeing with your
ears - designed as a step towards a vision substitution device for the blind
through the real-time conversion of arbitrary images into soundscapes.
The Foundation Fighting Blindness - The mission of the US Foundation (FFB) is to drive the research that will
provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and
the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases.
UNESCO - UNESCO deploys its action in the fields of Education, Natural
Sciences, Social and Human Sciences, Culture, Communication and Information,
these are the means to a far more ambitious goal : to build peace in the minds
of men.
UNICEF – For every child -
health, education, equality, protection and advance humanity.
United
Nations Convention documents on Persons with Disabilities
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) -
UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for
change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help
people build a better life.
VisionConnection.org - vision information and an accessible community for
people who are partially sighted or blind.
World Bank and Disability - The World Bank finances development projects
involving disability components-such as in education, health
care, infrastructure, employment, de-institutionalization, children & youth, it also works in a wide
variety of disability-related fields, such as data collection and statistics, research and analysis, technical assistance and knowledge sharing.
World Blind Union - A non-political,
non-religious, non-governmental and non-profit-making organization which has
consultative status within the UN Agencies and ECOSOC. It is the only organization
entitled to speak on behalf of blind and partially sighted persons of the
world, representing 162 million blind and visually impaired persons from about
600 different organizations in 158 countries.
World Health Organisation - WHO is the directing
and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system that is
responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the
health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating
evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and
monitoring and assessing health trends.
